After the dreams of Fabio Capello's England were destroyed by Deutschland on Sunday, much of the German media turned its attention to events 44 years ago; when that Russian linesman allowed Geoff Hurst's 'goal' to stand and break the hearts of a nation.This time, though, it couldn't have been easier for the Uruguayan officials to award a goal to England, after Frank Lampard's 20-yard effort lobbed over Manual Neuer in the Germany net and bounced a full two yards over the goal line Ã¢ÂÂ yet they didn't.

Surprised by the rather bland 0-0 draw between Portugal and Brazil last Friday? The Portugeezer wasnÃ¢ÂÂt as both teams made a couple of changes on their starting XI and werenÃ¢ÂÂt exactly firing on all cylinders.

Should England do what some sections of the media seem certain they will do, and lose to Germany on penalties this afternoon, it won't be because the weight of history weighed heavily on the players' shoulders, or that the Germans cope better in high pressure situations.